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Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Annual Assessment Open House Reactor Oversight Process - CY 2013 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region III Cordova, Illinois June 17, 2014 1

Purpose p of Todaysy Open p House

  • A public bli forum f for f discussion di i off the th licensees performance in 2013
  • NRC will discuss the Reactor Oversight Process and the inspection activities at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 2

Region g III Organization g Cynthia Pederson R i Regional l Ad Administrator i i t t Darrell Roberts Deputy Regional Administrator Anne Boland Gary Shear Director, Division of Reactor Projects Director, Division of Reactor Safety Kenneth OBrien Mohammed Shuaibi Deputy Director Deputy Director Christine Lipa Regional Specialists Branch Chief Quad Cities Region III Staff Resident Inspectors Charles Phillips Robert Murray Raymond Ng Julie Boettcher Roy Elliott Jacquelyn Wojewoda 3

Our Mission

  • To license and regulate the nations civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the common defense and security, and protect the environment 4

Some Nuclear Facts

  • 100 nuclear power plants 100*

supply about 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S

  • Nuclear materials are used in medicine for diagnosis and cancer treatment
  • Nuclear materials are widely used in industry, such as in density gauges,gauges flow measurement devices, radiography devices, and irradiators
  • As of December 31, 2013 5

The NRC Regulates g

  • Nuclear reactors

- commercial power reactors, research and test reactors, new reactor designs

  • Nuclear materials

- nuclear reactor fuel, radioactive materials for medical, industrial, and academic use

  • Nuclear waste

- transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear material and waste, waste decommissioning of nuclear facilities

  • Nuclear security

- physical security of nuclear facilities and materials from sabotage or attacks 6

What We Dont Do

  • R Regulate l t nuclear l weapons, military ilit reactors, or space vehicle reactors
  • Own or operate nuclear power plants
  • Regulate g some radioactive materials,,

such as X-rays and naturally occurring g radon 7

How We Regulate g

  • Establish rules and regulations
  • Issue licenses
  • Provide P id oversight i ht th throughh inspection, i ti enforcement, and evaluation of operational experience
  • Conduct research to provide support for regulatory decisions
  • Respond to events and emergencies 8

Assurance of Plant Safety y

  • R Require i defense-in-depth d f i d th
  • Require long-term maintenance of equipment
  • Require q continual training g of operators
  • Verify compliance with regulations 9

What We Do - Nuclear Waste

  • The NRC regulates:

- Storage of spent reactor fuel in fuel pools or dry storage casks

- Any national spent fuel storage site 10

What We Do - Nuclear Security y

  • NRC Requires:

- Well-armed and well-trained security forces

- Surveillance and perimeter patrols

- State-of-the-art site access equipment and controls

- Physical barriers and detection zones

- Intrusion detection systems and alarm stations 11

NRC Performance Goals

  • Safety S f t

- Ensure adequate protection of public h lth and health d safety f t andd the th environment i t

  • Security

- Ensure adequate q protection p in the secure use and management of radioactive materials 12

Reactor Oversight g Process Strategic Performance Areas S f t Cornerstones Safety C t Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Evaluation Evaluation Action Matrix Regulatory

Response

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Examples p of Baseline Inspections p

  • Equipment Alignment ~80 80 hrs/yr
  • Worker Radiation Protection ~95 hrs/yr
  • Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr
  • Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr
  • Corrective Action Program g ~250 hrs every y2y yrs
  • Rad Release Controls ~110 hrs every 2 yrs
  • Triennial Fire Protection ~250 hrs every 3 yrs 14

Significance g Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: Increases NRC oversight Y ll Yellow: I Increases NRC oversight i ht Red: Increases NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue 15

Action Matrix Concept p Licensee Regulatory Degraded M ultiple/R ep.

ep Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Perform ance Cornerstone M

Movement t to t the th Right Ri ht

  • Increasing Safety Significance
  • I Increasing i NRC IInspectionti Efforts Eff t
  • Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement
  • Increasing Regulatory Actions 16

National Summary of Plant Performance Status as of 12/31/2013 Licensee Response 80 Regulatory Response 9 Degraded Cornerstone 9 M lti l /R Multiple/Repetitive titi Deg.

D Cornerstone C t 1 Unacceptable 0 IMC 0350 OOversight i ht 1 Total 100 17

National Summary y

  • Performance Indicator Results for 20131

- Green 6737

- White 43

- Yellow 1

- Red 0

  • Total Inspection Findings in 20132

- Green 706

- White 10

- Yellow 2

- Red 0 1 PIs are counted per plant per quarter 2 Finding data current as of 1/29/2014 18

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Assessment Results J

January 1 - December D b 31, 31 2013

  • Units 1 and 2 were in the Licensee Response p column of the ROP Action Matrix throughout 2013

- All findings were Green

- All Performance Indicators were Green

  • There was no substantive cross cross-cutting cutting issue identified during 2013 19

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Inspection Activities J

January 1 - December D b 31, 31 2013

  • Examples of Major Inspection Activities in 2013:

- Unit 1 Refueling Outage (Mar 11 to Apr 5)

- Triennial Modifications/50.59 Modifications/50 59 (Apr 22 to May 17)

- Temporary Instruction 182 Phase II (Aug 27 to Aug 29)

- Temporary Instruction 186 (Sept 23 to Sept 26)

- Licensed Operator Requal. Program Inspection (Oct 21 to Oct 25)

  • Over 2700 hours0.0313 days <br />0.75 hours <br />0.00446 weeks <br />0.00103 months <br /> of direct inspection effort 20

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2013

  • Exelon operated Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety
  • All cornerstone objectives were met 21

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Annual Assessment Summary January y 1 - December 31,, 2013

  • No o substantive substa t e cross-cutting c oss cutt g issue ssue was as identified at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station
  • NRC plans baseline inspections at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station in 2014 for both units 22

Cross-Cuttingg

  • SSafety f t Culture C lt Common C L Language Initiative
  • Definitions of cross-cutting aspects in IMC 0310 revised
  • New definitions implemented in 2014 23

Open p to the Public

  • The NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities
  • At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts

- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents 24

Contacting g the NRC

  • Report R t an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

  • Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

  • General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What What We Do Do for Public Affairs 25

Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear Accident

  • Mailbox for comments on staff actions:

JLD Public Resource@nrc gov JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.gov

  • Office of Public Affairs Point of

Contact:

OPA.resource@nrc.gov or 301-415-8200 26

NRC Representatives p

  • Robert R b t Murray, M S i Resident Senior R id t Inspector I t

Contacting g Region g III

- (630) 829-9662

- (630) 829-9663

  • NRC Region R i III Office Offi Switchboard S it hb d

- (630) 829-9500; (800) 522-3025 28

NRC Social Media Channels

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Reference Sources

  • Reactor O Oversight ersight Process

- http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/

index html index.html

  • Public Electronic Reading Room

- http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

  • Public Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 30
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